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Century-old Chinatowns feel brunt of coronavirus panic

Businesses are struggling to survive as fears over the outbreak ripple around the world

Published: February 18, 2020 10:04 Compiled by Christian Borbon, Digital Content Producer with inputs from AFP

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Copy of 490903-01-08-1582005152328 — Normally bustling century-old Chinatowns from Melbourne to San Francisco have fallen quiet and businesses are struggling to survive as fears over the deadly novel coronavirus outbreak ripple around the globe. Image Credit: AFP

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200218 max huang — 'Scaremongering is rampant' complains Max Huang, owner of the Juicy Bao restaurant in Melbourne's historic Chinese district. 'Customers won't come in if they can avoid it.' Image Credit: AFP

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Copy of 490891-01-08-1582005158244 — Although the epicentre of the COVID-19 epidemic is more than a ten-hour-flight way, and Australia has seen just a handful of cases, the stigma of a disease that has claimed more than 1,500 lives is pervasive. Image Credit: AFP

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Copy of 469304-01-09-1582005202425 — A woman works in an empty coffee shop in New York's Chinatown. | Businesses report their earnings have dropped by more than half and they have been forced to cut staff hours dramatically, a situation echoed in Chinatowns across the world. Image Credit: AFP

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Copy of 2020-02-17T081211Z_145703517_RC282F9B4ZES_RTRMADP_3_CHINA-HEALTH-CAMBODIA-TUKTUK-1582005163732 — A dog walks between apartment blocks in Sihanoukville's Chinatown district, Cambodia. | A ban on travellers from China has hit many neighbourhoods particularly hard. Image Credit: Reuters

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200218 custuomers — Hoping to reassure would-be customers, some businesses have tacked up notices saying they disinfect their interiors regularly to prevent disease. Image Credit: AFP

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Copy of 469310-01-09-1582005198819 — There are no confirmed coronavirus cases in New York City and the city is urging people to visit Chinatown to shop and dine but revenues are still down around 40% as fears continue over the coronavirus. Image Credit: AFP

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Copy of 491426-01-08-1582005133225 — Visitors desert Los Angeles Chinatown over COVID-19 fears. Image Credit: AFP

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Copy of 474072-01-08-1582005171724 — People wear masks as they walk through New York's Chinatown. Image Credit: AFP

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Copy of 491427-01-08-1582005136136 — A deserted Los Angeles Chinatown as people stay away due to fear of the novel coronavirus. Image Credit: AFP

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Copy of Asia_Jittery_Worshipers_32827.jpg-0b1c9-1582005169150 — Half empty pews are seen during a mass at the Minor Basilica of San Lorenzo Ruiz in Manila’s Chinatown, Philippines. Image Credit: AP

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Copy of 2020-02-13T211307Z_129555264_RC2XZE9F31I6_RTRMADP_3_CHINA-HEALTH-USA-1582005194988 — A man wears a mask in Chinatown in New York. Image Credit: Reuters

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Copy of 483278-01-08-1582005165783 — Despite there being no confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus in Namibia, its effects have been nevertheless felt in the Chinese business community based in Windhoek. Image Credit: AFP

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Copy of Olympics_Tokyo_Virus_84870.jpg-dc457~1-1582005175565 — A restaurant worker wearing a mask stands in front of a Chinese restaurant clustered with photos of the menu items in Yokohama's Chinatown, near Tokyo. A top Olympic official made clear Friday the 2020 Games in Tokyo will not be cancelled despite the virus that has spread from China. Image Credit: AP

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Copy of 490884-01-08-1582005160796 — A lady crossing the street in Melbourne's Chinatown. Image Credit: AFP

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Copy of 491172-01-08-1582005144007 — A woman wearing a face mask walking past a charms shop in the Binondo district of Chinatown in Manila. Image Credit: AFP

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Copy of 490911-01-08-1582005149276 — A shopkeeper waiting for customers in Melbourne's Chinatown. Image Credit: AFP

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Copy of 470285-01-08-1582005185629 — A man walks by a deserted Los Angeles Chinatown as most stay away due to fear of the novel coronavirus. Image Credit: AFP

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Copy of South_Korea_China_Outbreak_20650.jpg-1bb70-1582005182982 — A man wearing a mask passes by the Chinatown main entrance gate in Incheon, South Korea. Image Credit: AP

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Copy of 469288-01-09-1582005217196 — There are no confirmed coronavirus cases in New York City and the city is urging people to visit Chinatown to shop and dine. Image Credit: AFP

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Copy of 469289-01-09-1582005221013 — An empty restaurant stands in New York's Chinatown. Image Credit: AFP

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Copy of 469294-01-09-1582005206504 — People walk through New York's Chinatown. Image Credit: AFP

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Copy of 469298-01-09-1582005210424 — A worker sits in an empty gift shop in New York's Chinatown. Image Credit: AFP

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Copy of 469301-01-09-1582005213900 — People walk by an empty coffee shop in New York's Chinatown. Image Credit: AFP

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Copy of 470268-01-08-1582005191354 — A view of the deserted Los Angeles Chinatown. Image Credit: AFP

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Copy of 491176-01-08-1582005146946 — People wearing face masks walking in front of an altar in the Binondo district of Chinatown in Manila. Image Credit: AFP

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Copy of 491413-01-08-1582005141449 — Tourists putting on face masks in London's Chinatown district. Image Credit: AFP

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Copy of 490896-01-08-1582005155195 — Melbourne’s normally bustling Chinatown empties. Image Credit: AFP

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Copy of 491417-01-08-1582005139041 — A man sitting inside a Chinese restaurant in London's Chinatown district. Image Credit: AFP

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Copy of 491419-01-08-1582005130648 — A worker waiting for customers in London's Chinatown district. Image Credit: AFP

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